St Mary's may seem a surprisingly big church for a small village, reflecting its history as being the centre of the Mediaeval Stottesdon Hundred. Please see the News and Notices for a description of the church.

Licensing of Revd Dr. Sally Wallace-Jones

The Rev’d Sally’s Licensing for the Benefice as a whole will take place on 17th February at 7pm at St Mary’s Church, Stottesdon, on behalf of all 6 parishes of the Benefice and promises to be quite an occasion. Both serious and joyful in approach it seeks to not only formally record the arrival of the new Rector but together for all present to welcome her to her new role and her new parishes. The service will be led by Bishop Richard who will be ably supported by not only office holders from the Diocese but also from the Deanery and most importantly our own parishes.

There is a lot of planning (and church cleaning!) being done and heads to be scratched but the parishes together will rise to the occasion! The key message is that everyone is so very welcome to this service as indeed they are to all events and services in the parishes. We don’t get many Licensing services (so its new for all of us) so please come along to welcome our new Rector.

Services in the Stottesdon Group of Churches for the next few weeks: everybody is welcome at any of our services in any of our churches (for a full list of services through to February please see the services and events tab):

FEBRUARY

Sunday 8th (Revd John Daniels)

Cleeton St. Mary 9:00am  - Holy Communion

Stottesdon 10:30am - Holy Communion

Sunday 15th (Revd Neil Dunlop at Stottesdon and Revd David Poyner at Sidbury)

Stottesdon 10:30am - Informal Worship

Sidbury 11:45am - Holy Communion

TUESDAY 17th - the Right Revd Richard Jackson, Bishop of Hereford

Stottesdon 7:00pm - Licensing of Revd Dr. Sally Wallace-Jones

Sunday 22nd  - Revd Dr. Sally Wallace-Jones (provisonal)

Silvington 9:00am - Holy Communion

Stottesdon 10:30am - Holy Communion

MARCH

Sunday 1st  - Revd Dr. Sally Wallace-Jones (provisonal)

Farlow 9:00am - Holy Communion

Stottesdon 10:30am - Morning Prayer

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